Philippines vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 93.7% in Philippines in 2017 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2007 the value was higher in Philippines, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in United Arab Emirates.

Watch it change on the map

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1986.
The world as a whole: 87.2% in 2007.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Philippines	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	93.7	–	88.2
2016	94.7	–	88.3
2015	95.7	–	88.2
2014	96.2	–	88.3
2013	–	86.8	88.2
2012	–	87.5	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	91.1	–	87.9
2008	89.4	–	87.6
2007	88.2	87.1	87.2
2006	87.9	–	86
2005	89.7	–	85.4
2004	90.4	–	84.7
2003	90.8	–	83.5
2002	90.8	–	81.4
2001	90.3	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	89.3	–	79.9
1998	90.3	79.7	78.9
1997	–	82.5	78.1
1996	–	86.1	77.9
1995	–	88.8	78
1994	–	88.5	78.3
1993	–	90.1	78
1992	–	91.9	77.7
1991	–	95.9	77.8
1990	–	95.1	77.3
1989	98.3	90.8	77.6
1988	96.8	86.2	76.6
1987	93.3	83.3	75.8
1986	93.9	73.2	75.3
1985	–	72	74
1980	94	–	75.8
1975	94.8	–	72.9
1970	100	–	69
1965	99	–	66
1960	81.6	–	63.1
1955	100	–	57.4
1950	100	–	51.4
1945	93.1	–	43.5
1940	86.2	–	40
1935	79.3	–	38.2
1930	72.4	–	36.4
1925	65.5	–	33
1920	51.7	–	30.5
1915	38	–	29.2
1910	24.2	–	28.1
1905	28.9	–	25.1
1900	22.9	–	23.3
1895	17.8	–	21.8
1890	13.6	–	20
1885	10.3	–	19
1880	7.8	–	17.2
1875	5.8	–	15.7
1870	4.3	–	13.2
1865	3.2	–	10.6
1860	1.5	–	9.3
1855	1.1	–	8
1850	0.8	–	6.8
1845	0.6	–	5.9
1840	0.5	–	5.2
1835	0.4	–	4.5
1830	0.3	–	4
1825	0.3	–	3.5
1820	0.2	–	3.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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